In December of 2014, a couple from the Des Moines metro area bought the building that formerly housed Churdan’s grocery store. After months of renovation, they recently opened Closet to Closet, a secondhand clothing boutique. Read more »

Wild Rose Jefferson, the $40 million casino-events center still technically under construction at the corner of Highways 30 and 4, opened for play at 3 p.m. Monday as part of an unadvertised soft opening. Read more »

Jefferson is one of eight communities picked for an in-depth Main Street Iowa market study to provide insight on how to retain and attract quality downtown businesses by determining what the area lacks. Read more »